Well, I guess you're back home, Theo.
I don't wanna go back.
C'mon, Theo. You saw yourself glitching out.
It's not safe for you to stay in our world.
But... I've had so much fun being with you, Tari.
I've... never had a human friend before.
I know, Theo.
But I can't risk anything happening to you.
Especially with Lucks out there hunting for us.
I'll miss you, Tari.
Don't worry, Theo!
I'll still come and visit you here from time to time!
Really?!
-- Cracker Jack!
Wait. WHAT?
This is very weird...
Hey!
You okay?
Y-yeah...
Well THAT was disturbing.
NANI? What the hell just happened?
Ugh, I have no idea. I think the game just kicked us out.
It must be... This!
What?
What about it?
This Ultra Jump Mania game already has its own Theo.
So, when it saw that Theo, it didn't know what to do.
And booted the both of you out.
I don't get it.
The game didn't know what to do with two Theos.
So it exploded.
Whoa...
Does this mean I get to stay here with you?
No. This means you need to get back into your OWN cartridge.
Boo!
Theo's original cartridge is back at the speedrunning arena!
Let's go and get it!
Uhh... Knowing Lucks, he definitely would have taken it back to TAS Corp.
No!
You have gotta be kidding me.
That makes things a little harder.
Don't worry! We'll get it back, guys!
We'll find a way!
Sofia. Do you remember operation "Silent Demon"?
"Silent Demon"... Oh, yes, I do!
Oh hell no!
I'm gonna stop you right there, Masa.
This wasn't the original plan!
We were gonna train her, and get her to join the team.
That's it!
And HOW exactly do you expect to get Theo's cartridge back?
Just by getting her to join?
I-- ...
I'm not sure.
But it's a whole lot safer than going on that near-impossible suicide mission,
that's for sure.
After seeing what these two are capable of...
I don't think it's impossible at all.
If we train Tari and manage to pull this off,
Theo will be able to go home.
And more importantly.
Lucks and TAS Corp will be through.
Sofia, help me out here!
Tell this fool this is a dumb idea!
He's...
right, Lamar.
What?!
He's... right!
The longer we wait, the riskier it is for Theo to stay in our world.
And I think with Tari here,
we'd actually be able to pull that mission off.
Uh...
What is operation "Silent Demon", exactly?
Grrr... God damn it!
See?
Now y'all gone and planted this dumb idea in her head.
Get some sleep, Lamar.
That goes for everyone else.
Let's talk about this in the morning.
Oh, NOW you wanna go to sleep?
Before y'all wanted to fight Tari first.
And now y'all wanna sleep.
Hey! I'm grillin' you, here!
Come back!
God damn it...
Being emo doesn't mean you're smarter, you know!
Stupid Masa, thinking he knows what's good for us...
Heheh. They're funny.
Uhhhh... let me show you guys to your beds.
Dr. Sheridan: Is this thing on?
Hello?
Cool? Cool, cool, cool cool cool!
Dr. Sheridan here, and this is an update on Project Blue!
Wait, do I need to say my name?
Gah, nah, it should be okay.
My life's work is almost complete!
Lucks is finally going to see the fruits
of my research and more importantly
I'm not gonna be fired!
Wait, I probably shouldn't have said that.
Anyway, the AI program I made works perfectly.
It can optimally beat any game you put in front of it.
All that's left is to find a human host to download the AI into,
and we can begin the final phase of my research!
Oh god, oof. That is some good coffee.
I'm *yawn* still... looking for some one.
No one wants to be the host...
Not much time...
OH GOD!
I don't have much time!
I gotta find someone NOW!
I found someone!
She's a Meta Runner here at TAS Corp!
And we've made incredible progress.
A really basic version of the AI
has been downloaded into her Meta Runner arm successfully!
From what I've seen, the host's game playing skills
have skyrocketed tremendously!
Oooh, we are killing it aren't we?
I think we're ready to take this experiment to the next level!
I'm gonna use a more advanced iteration of the AI.
Oh... this is gonna be so good.
I have no doubt that she is gonna become the best
Meta Runner at TAS Corp!
Ooh, Lucks is gonna love this!
Oh, I'm out of coffee.
What?
Oh god no! No no no no no!
Please, please! No!
C'mon! Shut off! SHUT OFF!
Woman: Doctor!
What the hell?
*incoherent screaming*
That voice...
C'mon... Oh...
C'mon!
All right! Food time!
Uh...
Is that a new body pillow?
Oh. Satsuki-chan here is my side chick.
I've uh. Quite a few.
I'm a bit of a player, yknow what I'm sayin'?
Right...
Welcome, welcome!
Hey Ramenbot!
Goooooooood morning everyone!
Whoa! Cool!
It's time to get to work.
Oooh! They're so cute!
I know right!
I made them myself!
I like Masa's miniature, he's--
I mean...
So it's been a whole year since we've formed MD-5.
And we've tried tirelessly
to disrupt and take down the evil TAS Corp.
Don't mess with me.
But no matter how hard we try and fight...
Lucks and TAS Corp always come out scot-free.
That was until we came up with operation "Silent Demon".
Ugh. Here we go.
The general idea is this.
We hack into TAS Corp's network,
and get access to their private files and records.
Any records on the horrible things they've done
or plan to do, we'll know about.
Showing that kind of evidence to the public
would completely ruin Lucks and his company.
But but but!
The problem is TAS Corp's security system is
suuuuper tight.
From the outside, there's no way it can be hacked.
I've discovered however
that there is one way to get in.
And that's where you guys come in!
Whoa! Awesome!
Hi little me!
A huge underground e-sports competition
is coming up.
It won't be broadcasted to the public, and more importantly
TAS Corp will be running the game on their servers!
What does that mean, though?
It means that if the game crashes at any point during the competition,
the servers will go down, too.
Which will give Sofia a small window
to hack into their network.
Now I bet you're asking,
"How are you gonna crash the game?"
Actually, I was gonna ask for some more ramen...
There's a glitch that we can execute that should do the trick!
That's exactly why this is a dumb idea.
The glitch is so difficult, so precise,
that the chances of any of us doing it
is next to impossible.
And if this fails y'all can be sure as hell
that Lucks will have our asses captured.
Tari...
That ability to go inside games...
That lets you see things others can't, right?
Yeah...
I guess you could put it that way.
I haven't completely figured it out yet, but...
when I think of a goal or task,
I can see the path to complete it.
Then think about it, Lamar.
This glitch is 10x easier if she can utilize her abilities.
I guess.
After watching you play yesterday, I really think you can do it Tari.
You're the choooooosen one!
Anyway.
When the servers go down, and I hack into TAS Corp's network,
I'll be able to extract ALL of their information.
Not only will this bring an end to TAS Corp,
but we'll be able to source info on Theo's cartridge,
and forge an order to get it sent back to us.
Think of all of that information...
All... that... power...
Ooooooh...
Sorry.
But we'll only do this if you're completely in.
Otherwise,
you'll be putting all of us in danger.
So...
I play a game,
execute a glitch, and,
we take down TAS Corp, right?
That's right!
What do you think, Theo?
Yeah! Sounds fun!
Would you guys...
be able to find records about me on their system?
I feel like we might find info on who I am.
And why I can' tremember anything.
Yes! Of course we'll help you.
Okay then! Let's do it!
Yahoo! Alright!
If y'all honestly think you can do this, then...
I guess I'm with ya's.
But damn, this is a STUPID idea.
Good. Let's get started.
Go to the gaming room.
We have under a week to train you up.
And teach you this glitch.
What's the game we'll be playing in the competition, anyway?
Oh!
It's called Tempest!
It's a magical battle royale game!
Man, why do I keep hanging with you crazies...
Because you love us!
Alright, Ramenbot.
Back in the cabinet you go.
No! Don't put me back in there!
I love the taste of life!
I just want to make ramen no--
Okay, try now.
Turn it on.
God damn it!
Why is this NOT working?
What did you find, Belle?
I have no doubt, that she is gonna become the best
Meta Runner at TAS Corp.
Please, please no!
Come on! Shut off, shut off!
Doctor! What the hell's happening?
Just hang in there while I try to--
So that's what happened to Sheridan.
All along, I thought he blew that lab up intentionally
to cover up his failures.
Screw Dr. Sheridan!
Do you hear that voice in the background?
That does sound familiar...
It's Lucinia!
All that time we thought she was missing...
When she... she...
GOD DAMN IT!
How did we not know about any of this?
I've never heard of this "Project Blue" before.
She must have secretly done this on her own accord.
Wait.
Belle. Rewind the tape.
There!
You! Hand me the controller.
English subtitles by Loohhoo